Lil Wayne & Kanye West Win Big at BMI Awards

Sep 11th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Last night some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest acts were honored at the 2009 BMI Urban Awards. Reuters reports that Lil Wayne, T-Pain, Kanye West and Polow Da Don were among the big winners of the night. Both Weezy and ...

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FEATURE: Boi-1da, A Star Is Born

Sep 11th, '09  •  News  •  by XXL Staff  •  40 Comments

Drake isn’t the only star emerging from Toronto. T. Dot producer Boi-1da is steadily making a name for himself behind the boards—crafting noteworthy singles over the past 12 months, including Kardinal Offishal’s “Set It Off,” Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” ...

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Kid Cudi Plays AIDS Benefit Show

Sep 11th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  5 Comments

Rising star, Kid Cudi is set to hit the stage this Saturday (September 12) in Manhattan’s Terminal 5. Indie-pop group Phoenix will join the XXL alumnus tomorrow night. Tickets for the concert are currently on sale for $40 and $50 the ...

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MTV: 50 Cent Says He Wasn’t Dissing Jay-Z On “Flight 187″

Sep 11th, '09  •  Affiliate News  •  by XXL Staff  •  No Comments

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XXL VIDEO: Q-Tip Recounts Giving Beats to Biggie

Sep 11th, '09  •  XXLtv  •  by XXL Staff  •  3 Comments

Tip almost produced for Big and tells you all about it...

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BLOG: The Best

Sep 11th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  61 Comments

I know. Mention Drake’s name and people get their panties in a bunch. But there was a point when Drizzy could do no wrong.... And then he did – you know, that “Breast I ever had” video, the underage girls ...

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Who Needs Culture?

Sep 10th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  45 Comments

a : enlightenment and excellence of taste acquired by intellectual and aesthetic training b : acquaintance with and taste in fine arts, humanities, and broad aspects of science as distinguished from vocational and technical skills 5 a : the integrated pattern ...

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Where do the ducks go in winter, Diddy?

Sep 10th, '09  •  Bloggers  •  by XXL Staff  •  28 Comments

I tried avoiding the video for "Angels" by Diddy's new group Dirty Money, but I couldn't. Every time I went to World Star, to see if they had any good new cam hoo-er clips, which I do every now and ...

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Jay-Z Hijacks 106 & Park, BET Cuts Show Short for Hov Special

Sep 10th, '09  •  XXL Magazine  •  by XXL Staff  •  32 Comments

Fans of BET’s popular 106 & Park show will be in for a surprise later today (September 10). The network has announced that they will be interrupting the show to air a special interview with Jay-Z. The program, titled Food for ...

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